Sister Harriet Switzer and Kent Addison at Art Reception

May Art Gift Reception September 13, 1970

The first exhibit in the Art Gallery in Gander Hall at Maryville College was “Recent Acquisitions” from the Famous-Barr Company. Maryville College received the collection as a gift from the company inDecember 1969. The exhibition opened with a reception on September 15,1970, and continued through October 5. It included a dramatic display of a bronze Buddha and a Temple Guardian figure from Siam. Other Far Eastern items included stone, bronze, and brass works. Several figures from Syria in the collection date back to 200-1200BC. Also on view were 19th Century paintings from Jodphur, India.At the close of the exhibit, the collection was placed on permanent display in buildings on the campus.From “Famous-Barr Exhibit Opens New Gallery,” by Andrea Koetting, The Gong, October 23, 1970, page 4